Lap-Band® surgery is considered as less risky weight loss surgery among all weight loss surgeries. Lap-Band® risks are less because it is performed laparoscopically not include open surgery. In this surgery there is no need of cut and staple of any body part. Only small incisions are made on abdomen and through this Lap-Band® is inserted to tie around stomach and make it able to lose weight. Lap-Band® allow restrictions of food and helps in gaining your desired weight. This is less risky process with the mortality rate of less than 1%. There is no bleeding problem just because there is no need of cutting of any body part or re-routing of digestive system. Procedure time of surgery is around half an hour. You needn’t to stay longer in hospital. On the next day you may go to your home. Within one week after Lap-Band® surgery you walk on your feet.
Although Lap-Band® surgery is minimally invasive and less risky procedure but there are Lap-Band® surgery risks also which may disturb you. Some of the Lap-Band® risk s are---
Pulmonary embolism that is development of blood clots in lungs.
Surgery infection in the stomach or lungs or on the site of port.
Sometimes bleeding.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Due to prescribed medication or anesthesia bad reaction.
Risk of leakage or puncturing or breakage of port.
There would be deficiency of glucose.
Rejection of band by body.
No weight loss means failure of band
Other risks are vomiting, nausea, stoma obstruction, slippage etc.
Mostly Lap-Band® surgery risks depend on the way you are living with your band after surgery. Probably you need to follow the advice of doctor after surgery to avoid risk. You should know about almost all Lap-Band® risk before having surgery so that you can try to avoid as much as possible and can get desire weight without having any complication
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